Job Opening: Investment Officer / (Senior) Operations Officer – Inclusive Capital Lead at The World Bank 2025
The World Bank is thrilled to announce a job opening for the position of Investment Officer / (Senior) Operations Officer – Inclusive Capital Lead for 2025. This role is essential in driving our mission to promote inclusive economic growth by enhancing access to capital for underserved communities and sectors.
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As the Inclusive Capital Lead, you will develop and implement innovative investment strategies that prioritize social impact and foster sustainable development. Collaborating with diverse stakeholders, you will identify opportunities to mobilize resources and support initiatives that empower marginalized populations.
If you are passionate about inclusive finance and have a commitment to advancing equitable development, we encourage you to apply. Join The World Bank in our efforts to create a more inclusive and prosperous future for all!
Selection Criteria
• Master’s degree in economics, finance, business, or other relevant discipline required.
• At least eight years of professional experience in private sector development in emerging markets with decision-making responsibility, ideally with a focus on gender and inclusion.
• At least 8 years of experience in investment structuring with strong financial analysis skills. Understanding of different asset classes and investment strategies. Strong experience with equity or equity-like instruments would be a plus.
• Experience designing advisory projects, including results frameworks to capture gender/inclusion outcomes and impacts.
• Broad experience across gender and economic inclusion topics with the demonstrated ability to engage with credibility and confidence.
• Proven track record in developing, successfully implementing, and scaling high-impact initiatives.
• Strong experience in emerging markets in at least one region; additional experience or exposure to emerging markets in other region(s) would be a plus.
Skills and Abilities:
• Innovative strategic thinker with a proven track record in developing and successfully implementing and scaling high-impact initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with sound business judgment to identify issues and present creative and practical solutions.
• Ability to self-manage, multitask, and work under time constraints.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills in English, including the ability to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, articulate issues, and recommend solutions.
• Seasoned communicator with experience as a strategic advisor to the C-suite within a global organization.
• Proven collaborator with the ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of a complex organization.
• Excellence in organizational management with the ability to coach staff, manage, and develop high-performance teams, and set and achieve strategic objectives.
• Professional agility to easily adjust to the rapidly changing dynamics within and outside the organization.
• Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning.
• Excellent business acumen and analysis skills; strong pattern recognition; horizontal thinker and synthesizer.
• Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.
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